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The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18
SEC -. b. rel OOSns.

Omaha man time, . n. IN. l-Mjcar,
oi-n door lhicl. shus from Jus.buslncss.
m'd-af, ops lh!ci door.
Wife lat upstairs winiowl-Who arr
youy 10 away, or Ill call the police.
M'dcaf, I'm Your husband. m'd-ar.
oi- do1t-
~, husband. indeed. Ny husband
came IN four hours ago and is iss,
asleep. You arc an impps,or.
Eh. wha-m'icaT
Ms husband Is here asleep.
wha-
Her. asleep. TO away.
What
You arr an lmpr-tnr.
What! Ny Rranioas' Oh. This Is
srfIiblrI
Well. now TIA, You arc somc~ha,
sabrr III let YOU Ia.
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Ar the funeral services of tho la,

Ar the funeral services Of tho late
Colonel Winchester in a small Dakota
town. Mrs. Winchester administered a
severe rebukc 10 the officiating Clergy
man. The Rev. DIR. Wheczcr had just
remarked in the coutse Of his sermon
uiat the Colonel was the fourth husband
buried by that lady. when the borrowing
widow dried her eyes for momcn, and
drew large blacksnake whip from be-
hind the sofa and struck The reverend
gentleman over the head three times.
She was assisted back to the sofa, when
size again wcpt bitterly. II seems the
Colonel was only Iier third husband.
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pan.s I;,rrr,u.ai.

You canine, Afford 10 vast. time l,
experimenting when Your lung, af- 4
danger. Consumption always scrms. .
iirs,. only cold. do not permit au
dealer 10 impose UPON you with s,,s,
cheap Imitation Of Dr. Kings Nsy
Discovery for Consumption. CouSii,
and Colds. hut L. surc sou gc; the 10.
uinc. Because hc can make more prot;
he may tell You he has something Us,
as good. or jus, the same. Don, h. ti..
ccivcd. bu, insis, upon getting b..
Kings Discovery. which Is guaranteed
Ia give relief in all Throat, Lung tni
chest affections. Trial io,tlc ftr, Al
any drug store. Large bottles. 81.
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4 N.ssa a.<g.l Or,.,on.

T.. iiainhtidsc Munday, Esa.. County
Attorney. CLAY Co. Tex. says "lia,s
used Electric iii';cfs with mosthappy
results. My brother also was way iow
with maiatial fever and jaundio.. bu,
Was cured By timely Use Of til, medicine.
Am satisfied Electric i!i,'rTs say,d HI,
life" Mr.. b. I. wileoason. Of Iiot,s
Cave. NY. adds u like Testimony. say.
ing: "lic positively believes lie would
have died. had /, not Teen for El.c;rr
biti.rs. This great remedy will wan,
oti. n, we'll rs cure NIL mrlaT!ai iis~asel
and for all kidney, liver aud s,oms,t
disorders stand un.aualcd. Price II.
and -. nj Nil dives -,n.--.
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

a VERY simple. although not new.
remedy for ra,tlesnal;c bites is COM
mon baking soda. The sSiA Ii applied
directly to the wound and Immediately
brushed OF. and then applied again and
brushed on, repeating this operation
Unit, the soda ceases TO turn green from
the effects Of the venom. There are
very few rattlcsnakcs In this ncighbor.
hood. bu, there Is no telling when yon
might run onto them and "A remedy like
the above would come handy II bitten.
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

DAVE DAY gives /, ;o a ncichioT,ng
town thus: "Dnrango's Fourth Of July
blcw.on, will coycr u p-rici of three
ia,s. The iirsi day will H. devoted To
getting the visitors drunk the second
to 'nbbinc them. AMI ,hr third to pro-
rating tue saag and sand-basging those
who escaped tho drunk. They always
have n nice time in Durango" Dave
viii b. ON hand the irs,t day.
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

o.r Of the mos, imror,an, industries
IN Lcadrillc is the transportation Of
ores from the mines 10 the smcltcrs.
Over two hundred wagons. many Of
them using tour-borsc teams. are en-
rlo,ed In this business. This great
number Of horses. and scrub stock
among them scarcity. provides a good
market for the hay produced on the
ranches just below LcaJvillc. and gives
cmplo, ,ment TO several hundred men.
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

OS the seventeenth OF next s~pism.
ber there will b. celebration In Ph.ia.
dslphia o. the centennial anniversary OF
the adoption Of the Constitution Of the
United States by the convention which
prepared IL. The committee Of prcpar-
alton have invited Justice Samuel +.
Miller Of III. United STATES Supreme
Court Ia deliver III address on the occa-
sion. showing tie ciirc, ON the world,
Jurisprudence o; the adoption Of u oon-
,il,n,ional government on The western
continent. Jus;ic. Miller hRs consented
10 deliver III. address. and his many
friends are iia,icf-I nj his selection for
ihi, important event. rs proper Ieco;.
ni,ion of his ability ~ great cxroun.
der Of constitutional Laws OH tie hnc,,
o. the supf.nie Court.
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

\ rs>r case was made ia New York
Ia determine whether or mo-; the Law
which Iutbids Icpl-s-illng ia tia; Stale.
'Sc.p, Oh rae. tracks, will prevent, pool.
SELLERS from taking commissions IN tia,
.ii, TO max. bets on the tracks. was d..
,ided las, week. III. cur, holding tia,
the practice Is 40, contrary 10 law.
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

Is Berlin the inspection Of mca, is n
very imr"f,au, matter. Twelve ,cicf-
'nafy surgeons are cmp!pycj 10 stamp 1,
before slaughter. ani forty microscopic
samplers arc continually engaged IN ~.
aminins the meat exposed for sale. BE-
sides these. one hundred experts are
-inpl"sri In various duties. over one.
quarter of the number being women.
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

fgoninfrIuS for unc DAY la the
week. iik. sunday so-inrss, does mol,
work In New York. Only small pro-
PORTION ai I!.- worlds populacc has the
rHr- ability of e,an:in. IL, appcii'rs
ani habits when !, change, shifts
Denver News
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

TIM: great llas-fman tunnel on the
Midland II abou, completed. Ihr pas,
icw week, work las h-cn u-ces,arily
diIi.cul, and slow, oa iis to the sr-a;
distance fTom III. suTfac. the air drills
would ne, work properly and mo,, Of
the irillin: hal to L. done by hand.
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

JUDGE rnrga,S IL SPOKEN Of ~ y
Candidate for Governor o: Ohio. and
should hs b- nominated ,hcrr would
likely lie u general reunion OF Demo.
cratic forces, and John sherman would
sc needed nj home. Now that iilainr
has lci, ior Europe. sherman feels rr,
li.s-''. and lie cat casil, ind time to u,
tend 10 The Bnchr,r sia,c.
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

\ RECENT order from the queen In.
di.aJ-s All increased circulation OF sill
yer Ia uic British empire. The coinage
of 1t new silver piece. equal 10 one
fourth uf the pound sterling. Is directed,
AMI IL viii contain sig0, grains.
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

GgoH0iA's watermelon crop, two
million strong, will snon Ia w.niin. lis
way nortiIward, and druggists are
irish,enin: up over the summer pros
,ta.-f
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

A missionary out West. Dragging how
well he had instructed some Indians In
religion. called UP one of them. and
after some questions. asked him If he
had not found great comfort last Sun
day after receiving the sacrament.
Yes" replied the redskin; but 1 wish
1, had been brandy
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

FEMALE clerks in the different de
pnrimcnis at Washington are gradually
becoming less in number. The chief
reason ior the gradual decrease can he
assigned To n certain cause The new
h"rrau officials who wcru appointed bN
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

Going security for relative is a good
deal like licking red.hot poker with
the tongue. There is nothing to be
gained, and only about one man in u
million can do IL without being
scorchcd.
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paueh,-r-''fa;hcr. did !ou really
kick George, ~ you lhrra,a,sd 10 do =
Old Mani did
paugh,cr-"oh. father, isw could
you, You have broken hi, heart"
Old Man-"No. I haven't. I didn,
come anywhere near hi, hcar,.'
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

An \ on the wrapi-r OF margin OF y"ur
irpor .Isnincs your subscription has expired,
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18
Yssg GAY DTcEivEns.

LiITKn 1.
Ny darling. my yEn;
Ny d-af little ~lfe'
I'm saI and aiunsi
% Joy 0f my liiel
miss yOl, my I.eti
I~uuld you eCEr here;
Ia have y"'i, and yet
,iy bu-ines, fear,
So pT-ssin. ~ould bo
'Twouid keep me- s~uy,
Without 81 ht oi ne
You'd spend cseES iay.
opny ply, i"y-;
Ny l0ne,ines, dreAr!
hut. sweet iIrtie dove,
D,n't come In mo here.
! haie thus u riaEi,
For ai,-sne, l dr-ai.
Espsct me soan home,
rour.. 10, inziy-Nci.
LaIT.n II.
Dear Ja--, i'ii In t"snI
What's mor,'. I'm alone.
~ puthes e'pne siosn,
All business I-s-iI-onc.
len the old siri,
~ nj, taken In.
To haV. a tiri-f ehiEi
In ihi, eiiy uf ain.
:" during ny stay
Well paint th- town rud.
rr-i~f. for the fray. ~,
At ever ,uufs-Sci.
LsrTsn III.
What naan yoti. dear S.sif
You e1li n- ''your osu."
II. old. all you've -ssi.
OF coun~s yuu'ru aioa..
fou call ~. your ''losv,"
Your -.is.r little ~t-."
Your '-.--ss turtle dove"
The Joy of yoar life"
rsnnut quite sec
Why yua .aoaii -ftr sof
Explain !, T. m-.
tuur'. hss,ily-Ju~
irgTnn W.
You'Ii paint the 'p-t rviy'
III l'' yo'i. II coars.
Hat I. Mr.. >o'.
shaii have q ditu-se
-Eiiiasi fp-ts Ia Jaix-
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HtiIots.l>~.

irfsHHt - steii az a'fItii ivoseasis-.
.'f ,sinf - q '-Iaasla Two Nses.
l-.7f - Ats.i ~ lIsr1 ia El=l.y agi.4a
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

D. r., 10 ta,'ssg ffs-.l '-i..r. n
- tfHaiast In. ftfai b. fII tr.s,-,.ss
. NssiaHs. Nsuts. ufartas. Dtu.,i.
r7s. ustfsss ai1sf siiss. t,ii.,s
,-.ss ist.s " M.s.'h. H. .sl.ga.
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CsSSrII..J,DN

ought not ." bc --ssf' f',-,i n. n ,-,.
mag ailtnrn.. sstafr tgn4nss l. =.
falst rezulafiiy 4 tiag Ts=.is IA IA =.
uss.ssaty ~ nov tls iirrsi, ,fsll, ssitl.,,
at - - y. siai it is Efa'.fTI-sta D. hs4l.l,
'tH'siJ -hish ca iisp saiif.iy fs..,i g15,
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DYSPEPSIA.
ui.Npptu AND Etn>pyx

Ihe pegl'siaf sl pziIny-iy safs Il,
that -e .nJ~ " te true,
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

Mot rfths Uisz.s5s oFt'4 Tisifs, ..I Il
ra'c ifurn th1s..s q ihc kufsr. atrst,.. ~.
~tiion q, ihs iivf aHl i.5ih he Lii,sy,
sai tiss Bladder Ill b- f,ssst,,i
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'iiiins ho-n dis"r'icr-J Stomach. 4,
At onSc easily eou.stCI siih ,h.s t.n,i,
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

Ent.r-.i In IN. fo-iotic- at Nses.r, GARFIELD
County. Colo. as ssaspniel.s. mail matter.
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t'osic.

!. .con .-..iiica'--i fiusa ~ s,,,.-,. i.,,;,.
the skin clear and lice .fosa ali ilipa,i,.,,'
The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18
LIQUOR pi:iNi,iNn

Children ,',rsrins tfusa Cole i-,,.,,,,,,k-
e.reficnya relief shen : I X. . s,ir,ini,,.s
Cd ht-hat niies- -nJ not i.Dplru..ns
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-26
DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS

Scarlet fever is spreading in Turner
county,.
Elk Point has had seventy consecutive
days Of sleighing.
The organization OF a stock board at
Deadwood is progressing.
A new Presbyterian church at S.urgis
was dedicated on Sunday.
Seven to eight feet of snow is reported
at many places in the Black Hills country.
Rapid City is to have smelling
works, and $4,000 has been raised for a
starter.
A movement is on foot Tor the organ
ixation Of Q Black Hills Fremen's 1850,
citation, similar to north Dakota and
south Dakota associations.
Charles Thomas, an unfortunate ranch.
man Of Deadwood, was before the board
Of insanity on the Goth inst. and aftel
thorough examination. was ordered to
the insane asylum at Yankton.
The Dakota shirt company has beer
organized in Aurora. 1t will manufac.
turs everything in the line OF shirts, in.
cludiAg white. cpiossd and wooler
goods, besides underwear Of all descrip
ti6na.
y telegrsphic item from Mitchell
atatas that each train went ont from
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-26
Special Tax Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance Of
IN q special assessment and tax levy made BY
the mayor and council of the city of Yankton,
d. T., on the 10th day of December, 1885 for the
purpose of paying the cost of certain improve.
msnts. consisting of sidewalks in front of and
along the side of certain BLOCKS and lots,
ordered md made by resolutions of the mayor
and couroil of the said city of Yankton. DIT.
and due notice of such special assessment and
tax levy having been published and said tax
having now become delinquent and interest
and penalty accrued thereon shall on SAT-
URDAY, TIE 18th A OF FEBRUARY, 1887,
proceed to sell at public sale all the real estate
upon which said tax now IL or shall remain
unpaid. to pay such tax And costa thereon,
said sale viii take place At the front door OF
the court house in the city of YanEton. D. t.,
between the hours of Q and 10 O'clock .. M
The following 10 . description OF this real estate
to DO sold and thu amount due upon each lot,
part of lot or parcel Of real estate respectively.
Said amount includes the tax levied, the
penalty, interest, cost of advertising and sale
Supposed owner Elisa Walker, lot Z; block 10.
Lower YAnkton. Amount of tax $27. 40.
Supposed owner Mrs. r.. johnson. undivided
one fourth, west two.&hirds lots, block 45,
Lower YAl,kton. Amount $l7. b2.
Supposed owner Christ Kirshman. lot 8. block
50, Lower Yankton. Amount of tax Sz7.70.
In witness whereofI have hereunto set my
hand this 25:h day of January. 1887
WILLIAM BLAgT, City Treasurer.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-26
A Startling Episode.

Bismarck special: Thursday night,
at an hour after midnight, the most
blood-curdling cries Of "Murder" and
"HelpE" rang through the Sheridan
House. ALI the inmates of the hotel
were aroused, and the Railways were
soon filled with scantlly -robed and bad
ly frightened people. Tom Elliott, des-
cribing the scene, says, sthe yells, or
screeohes, were the most terrifying I
ever heard. They were as though some
n was in mortal terror, and with q
hand upon his throat, was calling for
assistance. Every hair on my
head stood straight up" The
cries were speedily traced te
Major Edwards room, and when the
door had been broken in the major wal
found in the middle. of the foGr in o de-
moralized condition. 1t was a bad cast
OF nightmare-simply that and nothing
more. The Tribune explains that the
major had eaten several minee pies as
luncheon before retiring. Others be
lieye that he haunted by the ghost O
murdered decency, which had come
down from the "lIttie white cottage
and sought him. Whatever the cause
the effect was startling. 1t wal the
most exciting episode since the assemb.
ling OF the legislature ut the capita.
city. The major took the first trair
home.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-26
Improved NJ a service for Dakota

SN - SoA -
Washington, Jan. M-There are in
dications at the postofios department
that the mail will 60 flying all over Da-
kota when the spring season comes, and
that the mail facilities of the territory
| will be almost doubled. The second
calls for bids sc the close OF the present
quarter, for mail carrying. The new
lettings will be for star service in Mercer
| besides additional lettings for increased
we'll supplied with mail transportation.
The route from Miles City Mont, to
Spesrfish Lawrence county d. r, will
most important routes in the northwest
to keep pace with the increased business
OF that section and the largely increasing
settlement ell along the line. OF the
200 applications. which are on file for
| p~ostofices not less than 100 will be
favorable considered by first assistant
postmaster-general. All along the new
railroad routes which are being pushed
in the north, new oficeswill be establish
increased. in order tc meet the demands
which will necessarily be made upon it
Money order Offices are being p%etitioned
for oil ovsr the territory. These are
only granted usually ct the close OF q
quarter. It is expected that a score OF
new money order offices will be added to
the number now in running order IN the
territory SO that people will not be re.
quired to travel sush long distances in
order to send or receive remittances.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-26
Right Once.


Detroit Free Press. He was having
his fortune told.
II see" said the medium. contracting
her eyebrows and turning her toes in,
II sec the name of John"
"Yes," said the sitter, indicating that
he had heard the name before.
"The name seems to have given you a
great deal OF trouble"
sit has"
"This John is an intimate friend
"That's 80" he said, wonderingly.
"And often leads you to do things
you are sorry for"
"True, every word"
"His influence over You is bad"
"Right again"
"But you will soon have a serlous
quarrel, when you will become es'
tranged."
81 am glad OF that. Now spell out hit
whole name"
The "meeium" opened eye and
studied tho face of her sitter. Then she
wrote some cabalistic words and handed
it to him in exchange for her fee.
"Do not read it until you are at home,'
she said solemnly. ut is your friend'l
whole name.
When he reached home he lit the gal
and gravely examined the paper. There
he read in pioket-fence characters the
name OF his friend"
"Demi-Johnl"
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-26
O,Neill city Outrsges.

Lincoln. Neb., Jan. M-ONeiIl City.
according to information received here
this morning, is "all tore up" The
sheriff Of Holt county was down to see
Governor Thayer this morning and as
certain his duties. From the news the
sheriff brought it appears that on Mon
day night last q party OF masked men
escorted Sam Claiborne and wife to the
railroad train and instructed them to
leave town. They also took one TebauIt
to the railroad, and pressed him with an
invitation to go eastward or Westward
they "didn's care ad-m which," accord
ing to Tebault's statement, but that he
should forthwith and Immediately
slope they insisted.
The action Of the msakad men was
the outgrowth and elimination of
troubles which have been for q long
time brewing. Claiborne and HIS wife
have been runIling q newspaper called
The People. Out OF u~tterances OF this
paper and personal expressions q shoot
ing ARRAY occurred about six weeks ago,
the facts Of which were given atths time.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-26
Another ocean atorm.

Queenstown. Jan. M-The storm pre-
dotted to strike this coast between the
22nd and Oath, began at midnight from
the southwest. It increased in force as
the morning advanced and still con-
tinues. The Bothnia, which arrived to.
day, felt its force. SO high we're seat
running off this port that the Bothnia
was compelled to enter the inner harhol
to transfer her mail and passengers te
the tender. The State of Alabama, from
Glasgow for New York, recently
returned here disabled, and ID
in our harbor ready for sea waiting fol
the storm to abate. The schooner Helen
McGregor, from Germany to Cork, pro-
ceeding up the inner harbor during the
gale, narrowly escaped collision with
her msjesty's ship Revenge and was sub.
%sequently driven ashore. The Herald
storm warnings are regarded here as .
great boon by the ship captains, coast
pilots, fishermen, etc. The Aurania,
outward bound, must have caught the
gale. Sne has seventy.fvs cabin pas.
sengers, among whom are MI. Clarence
Gary. the musical critic; Louis EngeI,
Sir William b. Farwood, of Liverpool;
Geary B. Hopkins and Jenkins Var
Setback.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-26

there Monday night drs wn By . pair oil
engines and that the vile of Engineer
Dubson, of the Milwaukee road, had
given birth to o pair of twins. The re-
suit o. q blizzard.
@. F. Holy. a Rapid City teamstsr,
met with a painful accident last week by
the upsetting of q wagon load of freight
upon him near Bould park. His
injuries are Of q serious nature, existing
principally about the hips and lower
portion of the bowels, The shock
caused paralysis from the hips down.
A singular freak OF the wind of last
week is visible in a Deadwood building.
A piece Of the roof Of a store, about
seven feet wide and twelve feet long
was lifted up, carried across the build
ing and deposited some distance of.
The hole has every appearance OF hay
ing been made with q saw and hatchet
and SO artistlcally and clean cut as to
give the appearance Of having been
done by an expert carpenter.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-26

The People has been 1T war wrh the
Frontier, edited by Matthews, efld the
Tribune. edited by Marlborough, for
rome time in fact. Tho whole thug is
considerably mixed up. it wonld appear,
and there are reports that Claiborne he's
commenced divorce proceedings against
his wife, that Trebanlt ia q co-defendant
and that the masked crowd had conclud-
ed it was the proper thing to get rid Of
ell three parties at once. But OF these
reports there 10 no substsntistion.
The sheriff was informed by Governor
Thayer that he must extend to the parties
who had been forced to leave town the
full protection of the law, should they
return and behave themselves. The
sheriff stated that the maskers were
young men who had been in attendance
upon q masquerade ball. and that they
had attempted no violence to Claiborne,
Mrs. Claiborne or Tebauit. How much
threatening they had done he was un-
able to say. He assured the governor
that he would suppress any future
vigilance committee business.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-26
A psssenger Train Deraiied

Tifip, o., Jan. 25-Another RAILROAD
wreck was added to the list in this SEQ
ton yesterday. The train on the Ohio
& Central which left Toledo about ! p
M, was wrecked neal Taylor's Run, by Q
defect in the rail. The tram was rum
ming at the rate Of fifty miles an hour
and when the defective rail was struch
tho whole train consisting OF the engine
baggage and express cars and passenger
coach wal instantly thrown from the
track and overturned into q ditch
Louis Cassner. o fireman, was horribly
mangled. The passengers were shaker
and bruised, as the coach turned com
pletely over. but none were killed. The
engine and oars were badly smashed. ant
the loss to the railroad company will b,
considerable.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-26
EIectricity y.. HangInr.

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 2-Ths report
OF the capital punishment commission
will be presented to the Legislature on
Tuesday next. DR.. Southwick, of this
city, member OF the commission, was
asked what the result OF the commls-
sions lnbors would be. He replied
1.-THE weight of opinions expressed in
the replies received by the commission
in. the circular sent out to prominent
lawyers, judges and others in the state,
asking their views on the subject,
is against hanging and in favor OF
electricity. The report, therefore, will
be in favor Of the adoption OF some cleo
trical apparatus for executions. That le
the end to which i have been working
for six years, and il the report of our
commission does not culminate in the
passage of = bill ahollshing hanging, ]
shall begin to think / have been work
ing in vain. I have noticed that the bill
introduced In our legislature last year
was copied in Paris and q similar one has
has been introduced by q French.
man in the legislative bcdy of
France. Germany has taken up
the question, and l have just read
that in New Jersey attention has beer
called to agitation OF the matter.
| wish,that the empire state would take
the initiative in this step toward broad
humanity. The only argument that
can be brought in favor Of hanging i.
that of its deterrent effect, but / main-
tain that a painless death would have
jast the same influence upon society il
il were accomplished in secret. Let thu
prisoner be confined in q state prison
and be removed from life palnlessiy ant
secretly, without the hurrah and sensa.
sion that attends q hanging"